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To celebrate the Centennial of West Virginia, one dollar name plates were created and advertised to the state.

1. Project 63 Centennial Plates

Milton Cohen (third from left) and others presenting Project 63, a celebration of West Virginia's centennial.

2. Milton Cohen and Project 63

Cohen was a member of Morgantown's City Council. He also served on the Monongalia County Commission and was a West Virginia University faculty member.

3. Milton Cohen with West Virginia Centennial Souvenir Plate Design

Mrs. White, wife of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company president, is pictured with an unidentified man during the centennial event.

4. Mrs. White at B and O Railroad Covered Bridge Centennial, Philippi, W. Va.

The church was organized in 1836.  The present church was built in 1875.

5. Pleasant View Methodist Church, Upshur County, W. Va.

The church was organized in 1838.

6. Pleasant Valley Methodist Church, Upshur County, W. Va.

The church was established in 1847 as a Missionary Baptist church.

7. Greenbrier Baptist Church, Mouth of Greenbrier Creek, Wayne County, W. Va.

The church was organized in 1852. The present church frame building was built in 1880.

8. Macedonia Methodist Church, Upshur County, W. Va.

The church was organized in 1835.  The first church was built in 1881. The current church was built in 1913.

9. Mt. Olivet Methodist Church, Lorentz, Upshur County, W. Va.

The church is located between the towns of Hodgesville and Volga. It was established in 1810.

10. Reger Methodist Church near Volga, Upshur County, W. Va.

The church was established sometime between 1853 and 1854 by early pioneers who wanted to avoid hazardous traveling and benefit from a church in their immediate vicinity.

11. Sand Run Evangelical United Brethren Church, Union District, Upshur County, W. Va.

The church was established by the community in 1852.

12. Mt. Union Methodist Episcopal Church, Union Community, Upshur County, W. Va.

The church was organized in 1852 when a deed was made for the land.  However, the church was first built in 1843 and dedicated in 1846.  The present church was built in 1951.

13. Mt. Zion Evangelical United Brethren Church, Little Peeks Run, Upshur County, W. Va.

The church was established in 1857 by seven people who had immigrated from Virginia.

14. Ten Mile Baptist Church, Ten Mile Community, Upshur County, W. Va.

The church was organized in 1858.

15. Kesling Methodist Church, Kesling Mill, Upshur County, W. Va.

The church was established in 1840 as a branch of the Buckhannon Baptist Association until it was dissolved in 1850 and became independent.

16. Sago Baptist Church, Sago, Upshur County, W. Va.

The church was established in 1843 by the first settler family, the Tenney family. The church was used by both Methodist Episcopal and Methodist Protestant branches of Methodism.

17. Mt. Carmel Methodist Church near Tallmansville, Upshur County, W. Va.

This organization was established in 1849.

18. Rock Cave Methodist Church, Rock Cave, Upshur County, W. Va.

The church was organized between the years of 1863 and 1865.  The church was first a log building, but a frame structure replaced it in 1889. A new building was built in 1954.

19. Indian Camp Evangelical United Brethren Church, Upshur County, W. Va.

The church was established in 1817.

20. Hampton Methodist Church, Hampton, Upshur County, W. Va.

The church was organized in 1862 and dedicated in 1868.  The present church was built in 1938.

21. Mt. Olive, Evangelical United Brethren Church, Hinkleville, Upshur County, W. Va.

The organization was established as a Methodist church in 1816 by a band of pioneer Christians.

22. Wesley Chapel (also known as Beechtown Chapel), Frenchton, Upshur County, W. Va.

The church was established in 1819.

23. French Creek Presbyterian Church, French Creek, Upshur County, W. Va.

The church was established in 1844 and is located about three miles south of Buckhannon, W. Va.

24. Mt. Lebanon Methodist Church near Buckhannon, Upshur County, W. Va.